
Practical Magic 2 Crosses $96M
Practical Magic 2 surpasses the original's global haul — but barely. The sequel is near $100M worldwide, yet flops domestically. The franchise wins on paper. The audience doesn’t show.

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Practical Magic 2 surpasses the original's global haul — but barely. The sequel is near $100M worldwide, yet flops domestically. The franchise wins on paper. The audience doesn’t show.

The sequel has recouped its $75M budget but needs $188M to break even. It’s $94M short. And the drop-off is steep.

Practical Magic 2 debuted with $30 million domestic and $16 million overseas, well short of pre-release projections. With a $75 million budget, the sequel needs $188 million worldwide to clear costs, per the standard break-even math.

Susanne Bier says Practical Magic 2 is built for cinemas, not couches, arguing that laughing and crying alongside strangers is something a phone screen simply cannot replicate.

Susanne Bier reveals Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman personally pitched her Practical Magic 2 around Christmas 2024, and why the female-driven, relationship-first approach made saying yes an easy call for her.

Practical Magic 2 debuted at $30 million domestically, short of Warner Bros.' projected range, though it still tripled the 1998 original's opening weekend and topped the North American chart on release.

Practical Magic 2 opened at No. 1 with $30 million domestic and $16 million overseas for a $46 million global start, falling short of Warner Bros' international projections and its own $75 million price tag.

Practical Magic 2 debuted at $30 million domestically, missing Warner Bros.' $40-50 million forecast despite a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, while overseas it added $16 million more.

Megyn Kelly tore into Sandra Bullock on her show Thursday, dismissing the actress's fears for her Black children's safety in America as the product of a false narrative about policing.

Practical Magic 2, out September 10, recasts the Owens daughters with Joey King and Maisie Williams and sends them chasing a family curse across the UK. Early reviews say it lacks the original's magic but leaves room for a third film.

Sandra Bullock has opened up about dedicating Practical Magic 2, out this Friday, to her daughter Laila, calling the film a love letter and an apology rolled into one.